Born to Die - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll

[prettywhenimhigh 49,294]

7 minutes ago, Honeyyoung said:

PITCHFORK RAISED BORN TO DIE'S SCORE

 

AS THEY FUCKING SHOULD GIVE HER THAT DAMN STRAIGHT 8!!!!!!!

[Super Movie 51,550]

They can't actually change it (I don't know why, they just said at the beginning of the article that they can't change album scores), but it's nice to finally see them judge BTD by the music and not by Lana as a person/the controversy surrounding her at the time 

[prettywhenimhigh 49,294]

1 minute ago, Super Movie said:

They can't actually change it (I don't know why, they just said at the beginning of the article that they can't change album scores), but it's nice to finally see them judge BTD by the music and not by Lana as a person/the controversy surrounding her at the time 

 

 that sucks

[prettywhenimhigh 49,294]

Lana Del Rey: Born to Die (2012)

5.5 → 7.8

 

It’s hard to describe how overheated the discussion around Lana Del Rey was in 2012, when critics eyed her femme fatale persona with cynicism and you couldn’t scroll a Tumblr dashboard without passing a flower crown. But late one night that summer, I set out for a long drive, slid a burned CD in the player, and realized the open road feels like Born to Die, all smooth glossy surface and the riskiest danger around, the kind where you’re the victim. The future looks pitch black and you glide right in. Lana is reaching for something: the fulcrum point where the fear and pain of sexualization start to work as leverage. There is a lot of room to miscalculate; some weaker tracks show up toward the end, and the singing is sometimes less than polished—the best early-era Lana material is the follow-up Paradise EP—but Born to Die turned out to be a sign of things to come, like genre-agnostic pop ballads with hip-hop beats, and the arch, depressive languor that’s more mainstream than ever. Sit back and imagine what the Lana of 2012 would get clowned for now: Singing the opening lines of Lolita? Ordering a “Pabst Blue Ribbon on ice”? –Anna Gaca

[uvbabe 4,730]

15 minutes ago, Honeyyoung said:

PITCHFORK RAISED BORN TO DIE'S SCORE

 

I mean she literally changed the game, she did something never heard before, she created a whole universe, she raised a whole genre... BTD aint even my fave but she touched music forever with this one 

[Venice Peach 54,289]

She has pitchfork in her bag omg. She's getting another BNM for BB 

[dealer 350]

where do yall find the article? i can't find it 

 

update: found it x

[West Coast 45,790]

I remember people saying that around the 10th anniversary of 'Born To Die', publications like Pitchfork would rescore the album to a much higher grade. 

 

Spoiler

Side note: Their scoring method is so damn corny. Just give it a fucking 8. Next on the list is Ultraviolence getting the 9 it deserves.

 

[palemoonbaby 14,997]

47 minutes ago, Honeyyoung said:

PITCHFORK RAISED BORN TO DIE'S SCORE

BITCH FINALLY

[Deadly Nightshade 12,802]

It’s so pathetic for them  to finally decide to acknowledge its excellence after mocking the music and the artist for several years … 

[Marius 12,802]

The power this woman has 

[Macintosh Manhattan 6,511]

It means nothing. Its like trashing your mates house a decade ago and then coming over today and apologizing for it. Fuck off Pitchfork.

 

 

They're only saying and changing thier mind BC she proved them all wrong.

[palemoonbaby 14,997]

If not hate and bashing on her in 2012, BTD would easily have 75-79 on MC.

[sjatib 5,168]

20 minutes ago, Honeyyoung said:

PITCHFORK RAISED BORN TO DIE'S SCORE

 

Just saw the article. Lana has, FINALLY, got to the point where not recognising her inmense talent is something to be ashamed of, and I couldn't be happier about it. Pitchfork themselves, as much as I'm grateful for their wide coverage on cultural issues, have just shown themselves to be oportunistic d*uchebags. I absolutely can see them treating her as some kind of new Fiona Apple (going by their own standards, I mean) in not a lot of time from now on.

[The Stargirl Pinky 71,601]

1 hour ago, prettywhenimhigh said:

 

AS THEY FUCKING SHOULD GIVE HER THAT DAMN STRAIGHT 8!!!!!!!

They would have if it wasn’t for Lucky Ones  

[Terrence Loves Me 72,645]

the only way to get someones attention is to remove yours

[prettywhenimhigh 49,294]

2 minutes ago, Stargirls Dealer said:

They would have if it wasn’t for Lucky Ones  

 

lmfaooo 

[sjatib 5,168]

Just now, West Coast said:

I remember people saying that around the 10th anniversary of 'Born To Die', publications like Pitchfork would rescore the album to a much higher grade. 

 

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Side note: Their scoring method is so damn corny. Just give it a fucking 8. Next on the list is Ultraviolence getting the 9 it deserves.

 

 Was thinking about this too. If BTD is suddenly 2.3 freaking points higher out of nowhere, what should we expect regarding the rest of her discography?

 

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Maybe going to be killed by some for saying this, but if her albums are expected to be re-scored on a fairer way, a more modest score for NFR! should be on its way too xd

 

[Glitter Boy 16,543]

1 hour ago, Honeyyoung said:

PITCHFORK RAISED BORN TO DIE'S SCORE

The beginning of the effects of her revenge with Blue Banisters I fear  

[missamericatrash 796]

1 hour ago, Honeyyoung said:

PITCHFORK RAISED BORN TO DIE'S SCORE

 

THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY